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Category Archives: Immigration Facts

Immigrant Scam Alert: How Fraudsters Impersonate ICE to Trick & Steal

Since 2019, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been issuing fraud alerts to the public about strange phone calls purportedly made by agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The calls are made to mobile phones. The recipients invariably report seeing numbers that correspond to DHS and ICE offices displayed on their …Read More

Understanding Immigration Checkpoints in the United States

During the political campaign for the 2024 general election, former United States President Donald Trump relied on immigration enforcement rhetoric to make himself attractive to his most ardent supporters. Some of his talking points about a “deportation task force” to remove millions of migrants were rehashed from his previous campaigns. Nonetheless, one particular point caught …Read More

Navigating U.S. Entry: Customs vs. Immigration Procedures Explained

Everyone who enters the United States must go through passport control and a customs check. This is a strict rule with only a few exceptions, such as diplomatic delegations, federal agents on duty, and entire military units returning from overseas deployments. For the most part, travelers go through passport control before they go through customs …Read More

What to Expect at an Immigration Checkpoint

Many of the news stories reported from the border between the United States and Mexico center on immigration checkpoints, which often conjure mental images of busy facilities with long lines of cars, armed border patrol agents, inspection stations, fences, and razor wire. These facilities are formally called “ports of entry,” and they’re operated by the …Read More

What’s the Difference between Permanent Residents, U.S. Citizens, & Immigrants?

The hot-button political issue of American immigration seems to get more complex and controversial each year. In 2023, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and his Attorney General announced proposals to prevent individuals from China and Russia from acquiring real estate, but the first draft of the state bill in question didn’t make a clear and sufficient …Read More

How Is Naturalization Different from Immigration?

During the worst months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) suspended many of its operations in order to adjust to public health measures intended to prevent contagion. As a result of these measures, thousands of petitions for naturalization were put on hold. In some cases, immigrants with more than …Read More

What Effect Does Immigration Have on Culture?

Whenever you see a sustained influx of immigrants anywhere in the world, you can be assured that cultural change will take place at some point. This is one aspect of immigration that advocates and opponents are quick to agree on, but both sides will invariably argue about whether this is positive or negative. Opposing Views …Read More

Common Reasons People Immigrate to the U.S. Nowadays

In November 2021, a truck loaded with migrants headed toward the United States flipped over while traveling on a highway in southern Mexico. The accident resulted in the deaths of 55 migrants who were mostly from Central America. Some of them had planned to apply for asylum, while others had probably intended to make an …Read More

How Much Does It Cost to Immigrate to the United States?

One of the main reasons immigrants come to the United States is because this is a country that’s strongly associated with economic opportunity. To a certain extent, making a “rags to riches” story come true is easier in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean this can be achieved without spending a single penny. There are …Read More

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